modern art
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- noun
- /ˈmɒdərn ɑrt/
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arte moderno
- The exhibition showcases significant works of modern art from the last century.
- early modern art
- modern art museums
- modern art history
It was in Paris that modern art was born.
- It was in Paris that modern art was born.
- So it's basically tokenizing modern art in a way and digitizing it.
- So say Vincent van Gogh was the creator of modern art.
- One of the central ideas of modern art is what if we took this anything and put it in a museum?
- Still, it brings modern art to national attention in Brazil and kick starts a vibrant movement in Sao Paulo.
- These paintings are some of the most famous examples of modern art in the world, and I have absolutely no idea what they mean.
- It was a time where curvy women were still the standard to aspire towards and it wasn't yet common for fashion and art to meet, especially not modern art.
- But one may conclude that this modern art is really not all is cracked up.
- I just wanted an excuse to say modern art is Robbie, you you said that with true faith and volition, didn't you?
Examples
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I saw an exhibit like this once, at the museum of modern art.
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The Stedelijk Museum has one of the richest modern art collections in the world.
Blog text (22) -
This is a fine example of modern art, I must say.
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- So the other week I went to this modern art museum.
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Wow, that looks like modern art.
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Do you like modern art?
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I was hoping you might offer your views on the modern art scene.
Fiction book (1990) -
It was in Paris that modern art was born.
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At the time, it was the only space for exhibiting modern art in Osaka.
Academic text (2013) -
And he should be remembered as a consummate draftsman and as a pioneer of surrealism, an artist who made modern art popular and accessible.
Synonyms
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Ideas and styles that show how people think and live today
How Modern
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'modern art' is readily derived from 'modern' (contemporary/new) + 'art' (artistic works), so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand it as art of the modern or recent period. There is a more technical art‑historical sense (a specific movement from the late 19th/early 20th centuries) but this nuance does not prevent basic comprehension from the constituent meanings.
Etymology
Modern art came from artists in the late 1800s who wanted modern 'of their time' art instead of copying old styles, so they tried new shapes, colors, and ways of making things. That's why modern art now means art that uses 'new' ideas and 'new' techniques and often 'breaks with tradition'.